The Exeter Advocate, 1892-11-24, Page 6LADY CARAVEN°
Or Married Aleene Her Etatio
" Raedeorrae 1" elm repeated, Or rowfally,
" Valet has that to do With 11)t Do you
know that lie ist utterly Ineorrigible•-thet
elserals Lis flay e and. niglete la playing
;end betting -that he on home at suerise
mallet he negleets every duty?"
" Little foiblee, my dear," he replied,
quietly ; "you must not think too maoh of
them.
he foidoa her haricle, mut they lay list-
lesely on her drew.
" Little foibles, peps, ? If men call fascist)
thinge little foiblem 1 houla like to hum
whet they topsider great sins ? "
"a We will waive that, my dear -it is not
a matter for disousation," said the lawyer,
almost waling that he had not celled on
that partioular morning.
But he wee not to be eilenoed.
"Dia yea know what he wits when you
allowed me to marry him ?" she continued.
"1 knew thab he wee Lord Carairen-and
surely teat Wile enough -A peer a the realm,
a man ..f anotent dement."
D • you know that he liked gembling
and be itag better than anything eke in the
world? ' she milted.
113.- re foibles. All men have their weak.
nesses- those
.
feeling MI do now thk
at it not worth haw-
ing, lady better self is dead."
"My dear Hildreca, 04 ;tide ie most
absurd, You do not hnow whet you tvant
Yoo tell me thab your. Intel:mod does oat
loye you -yet mike that the greundleoth
of you eornplaint-ead thee you tell me
you cermet regret hie want of love. Tho
fact ie, my deme ima are led yourself -you
ere over•tired. .After your peat life at at.
Roche AU thiS it} xottement le too muoli foe
von. I should edviee you. to keep (mid ler
few dye, wed thou you wal be all right "
The trageatr of sorrow seemed to pass
from her lace.
" Thank yoa pagan " she replied. Her
hands fell listleesly. " Yoe oak aa you
think. It is not your fault, that you do not
understand me. We wilt Bay no more about
it."
"That is, right," seal Arley Rensomew
'milling greatly relieved, "Now you speak
like a reasonable womem Philosophers say
that women, heve impulse but no remota
-I shall begin. to think Med they are
wrong."
He talked with his usuel brisk cheerful-
ness abont many inadaerent sebjeots, and
then teak hie leave. l'• it, although he lad
alma:est his daughter, hs was nut deafened
to allow this kind of (Mee to eoutinues if
he could help it it wee Iii end .arelly-his
own hnowiedge of the world. told Min Most
So he called at the Berra club, and there he
found him as usual.
axe hie. You meet have
patienia, my dear." "1 have just beea to 13aaby House, he
" Dia you know," the continued, " Mud said, " and have Wen q)enaing half an hour
he doom mit even like me, and never did? " vdth Hildred'"
"Neasenste, Hildred 1 You heve all that The Earl retsecl his eyebrows, which was
you regelesi am omo hastily. the only mark of interest he thought it
" Ana a dead heart," she murmured- worth his while to bedew.
"a dead heart 1" Papa, did yoteremember "1 do not think that she looked very
that I WaS young, and that youth liveswell, and, what was worse, the did not
•on happy.
"Nonsense
appear nappy.
" Women never do unless they have
"Nonsense la he replied. You have
grown sentimental through having nothing new diamonds ; every day," declared the
to do, lEildred." Earl.
"It was a oruel thing, this marriage. 1 " I do not ehink that •Hildred requires
,
was so youegma might how been ararea, new diamonds, but I thiek perhaps that if
It was a cruel deed." you—"' ,
• "My dear Hildred,'.' seid Arley ,Ransome, " I'" interrulpteci th° Flari-" / have
growing alarmed, "1 end not deceive you. nothing to do with it. I have a. ner.
• I never told you that Lord Caraven loved vous (treed of people who do not look
you. He asked you to be his wife; there haPPY• Pray do not aPPeal to me. Hil-
was nothing said about love."
dred is all right -I eee uothing to cern-
"Youlezn .„
it, she said in a low voice. I. "1 should not like to see anything that
Vila me that I could live without
"I did," he assented. . called for complaint," mid Arley Ransom,
She etre& her hands together with pee. eberulY,
sionate fervor. • ‘i " Speak fraulsly," cried Lord Caraveu--
"I cannot 1" she cried. ." Heaven help I understand plain Eoglieh. Has your
daughter been. complaining about me ?"
me, I cannot 1 • My head is empty, nay. eae,ie ese e,,,,,,, _se she may.
heart is dead, my life is vain. You deceived '''''"'"""" """
me when you told me that - You, my "So much the better for her," said the
father, who should have saved zne-who Earl, "and so muck the better for me."
should have taught me better -you deoeived Arley Ransoms owned to himself that the
me, and I wish that I were dead 1" i events of that day had not been altogether
"You are very unreasonable, Eildred," Pleasant' '
I
he said slowly. CHAPTER XVItl.
"Whet have I to live for?" she cried. "Hildred," said Lord Caraven,"Captain
"I have no one to love. My husband hi a • Fane will dine with ise this evening. Try
stranger to me; he values me less than i to get someone elae to meet him."
his horse or hisdog; he would not mies 1 She was in the library, busily engaged in
ULB if I died to -morrow; he has my money, 1 writing letters ti. St. Roche, •and her hus-
• he does not want me. There is no one in . band's sudden entrauce startled her. Itwas
• all this wide world so forlorn, so desolate as i a bright inornitse, and the sun shone on her
1 am." • a greceful head. "She wore a pretty morning
"You forget that I loveyou, Hildred." 1 costume dainty white lace encircling the
,
"No, you never loved me, papa," she i white throat and arms. A man's heart,
declared. "1 am quite—n . i might have warmed to her with exceeding
"I am sure, interrupted Arley Ransome, 1 great love -Lord Cereveras did not ; he
•"that Lord Caraven always seems kind to never even stoppe.d to look at her, to make
you." i, any enquiries abent her, or to speak a few
"Kind!" she repeated. "Re does not , words of kindly greeting.
• beat Irie ; he is just as kind to his favorite ! "1 do not like )aptaiu Fame," she said
doges he is to me. Kind 1 Thetis not the quickly.
relationship that should be between bus- i •" Poseibly-bat •time, you see, that has
baud and wife; he does not love me, and nothing to do with the matter."
he never will. Think of that --remember 1 He smoke quite good-humoredly, hub his
bow young I am, how lonely. How am I to ! wife saw a slight flush,on his face. ,
.• live through the stretch of years? 'lay "Captain Fane, you may be surprised to
husband, papa, rarely speaks to me ; he hear, was rude to me when I saw him at
never takes the least interest in me. I do Lady Redsleya ball." .
not believe that if I fell dead at hie feet : " Indeed 1 • I hay's) never heard any -
he would attempt to raise me from the ; thing spinet him of that kind, If he
ground." I really was rude, you must have annoyed
"Yon exaggerate, my dear ; it will all him ' '
come right in time," he said soothingly. "1 did nothingof thekind,LordCaraven,"
"It will never cone° right for me, papa- she replied quietly.
and you know it' " What did he do or say!" he asked.
With a passionate gesture she rose from " I decline to tell you. You evidently
her seat. She went over to him and /aid disbelieve what I say '• but, if Captain Fano
her hands ou his shoulder-. She reified her dines here, 1 elan not."
sad, beautiful face to his. . "That i.,1 as you wish," he replied.
• t' Father," she said, " I am frightened at : "1 mean it, Lord Cerevects If Captain
myself. I cannot tell -I dare not think- Fane dines here, I S hall not enter the
how it will end. I was indifferent at iarab; dining -room." • .
but now," she continued in:a low tone, "1 , •" Then I must make an apology for your
• begin to dislike him.'" • . ) Mamma, and say that you have a headache,"
"Ob, any dear, that is very wrong -very ' he replied.
wrong indeed ! A -woman should never dim i "1 will give no orders for dinner for
like her husband." ' 1 Captain Fane," said Hildred.
• "Should a husband ever dislike bis ' "1 think you will, Lady Caravels; if not,
wife ?" she ask -ed. "Because my husbend they will be given, for you. Mind, there is
does dislike me. I am frightened at myself, a limit to my patience -yon must not of ten
for if I were to be here much longer' should abuse it. It is plain that you dislike Cap -
hate him -hate hint for his indolence, his tate Fano because I like him."
self-indulgence, his weakness of character- ; " No, it is not so, I assare you, Loed
hate him, becausethrough him my whole 1 Caraven. I was told not many days same
life is spoiled." 1 that Captain Fane was strongly suepectecl
• 'Hush, Hildred 1 I will not listen to ' of sonie unfair dealiegs at cards, and would
you. You are unreasonable. You have . bo requestedlo leave your club."
everything that a women's •heart can 1 "1 do not believe it," he said, abruptly.
suerounded with luxury ; you have " It is true, for tbe Duchess of Morley
I
wish. ?or; you have position ; • you are "it is mere goseip-eit is not true."
boturdless wealth. Wham more can you' told me. She said she would tell me whom
ward ?" • 1 to know ad whom not to know ; amongsb
"1 have all that, and I am an unloved the latter was Captain Pane."'
wife. I have alt that, yet I would charge 1 "Ib is eli nonsense," he said,but he began
places with the poorest. peasant -woman , to fear there might be something in the
Whose husband loves her." I dory. -
,
"That soundwell, my dear, but were ! "You are at liberty to believe or to dim
you to try ib you. would soon change your believe," returned lila wifmataaghtily. "1
• °phases. Now, be reasonable, Ilildred. Be will say no mere -only• that I refuse dis-
contented with what you hove; do not tinctly to meet Captain Fane." , •
long for what you have not. I wonder at . The Earl quitted the room really angry at
your want of reason -your want of sem. i last. • He Was naturally of an even temper.
You are like a child crying for the moon. ' Ile was perbaps too iedolent to be of
• How many girls in Englaudwould havebeen . any other, hut he was really angry this
glad of the chance to be Countess of Cara-
Yen 1" i "A schoolgirl like that to defy me in
"1 hate the title r she amid, withastamp , my own bonne," he said-" it is quite linen -
of tae fed. •' ; durable.'
" You are in a passion, Hildred. Yea ' He rang for the housekeeper wad gave
are not youreelf to -day, I am sorry that I , orders for a recherche dinner.
milled." 1 "She shall see," he thought, "diet Mum
With en imploring gesture she held out ; airs will not do with me."
her heed's to him. i Hildred had gone to her room. She
"Can you do nothing to help me, paps,- ; would not permit the servants to know
nothing S' 1 that there Was anything wrong. Her onisr
He looked embarraeeecl and perplexed. 1 resource was to shut herself upin hat
"What can I do, my dear? 1 can speak ' room aria leave them to imagine that
, to Lord Caravan, but I have grave clouhte she had a bad hearlacae. Shut up there,
ea to whether that will improve matters. elle flearCi all that punted. She
It ie never a wise thing to interfere between heard Ceptain ' Vane's arrive', and dinner
ineband and wife. 1 eettlal ask him to take being served. She heard the sound of laugh -
jinn a little' more ihtereet it yen, if you tor-theri came a diem, and, the knew,
like" just ae though she had been present, that
"o 1" she cried velletriently. "You the Earl and his guest were playing at
cle not understand. I mean help tee that I car&
may be more patient. If I hated biro I Cavallo Fate clid not tame the house
shoulh1 be compelled to leave him -and I natal after two in the morning, and their
am drawleg near it fast." Hildred heard her husbatad go to his own
"Z011 Mint- not, Mara. I ani sure he rootn. .
M very le - 1,
Vette. , 1 She was deeply modified. Of how little
•
" But then, you see,,papaa'ashe objected ; use of how little value oho was in that
, -, .
"he &Minot love mot house after all 1 She expreneed decided dim-
" He will do so in time, Every one approbation of a person, and he Was re.
likes Lord Caravert He is called Tee ceived 'vsith all honor. Rho had said she
Ilanderana Earl,' 1 entire You, Hildred, weuld not enter the room if he
that therm is not a laS men he Loudon who were there; he came, and she
would have refueed him -not ore" t was compellea to remain away.
" I with that a rad refused him," she ' She had no ' influence, no command--
• said dream ilea 't Papa, X am so frightened . he was merely a cipher, She walked
at myeed. Do you know hat 1 do not want quickly up and diesen the room, her licautit
to hive mq oor? 1 MU beginning to fel face all /heated, her eyes brighti With
dielike Itim-the sound tif his voiee is pest- anger' her &Mors unterbseed,
dimly unpleasant to me, I tvenld fey rather ! "1 cannot bear it much longer," she
be beolsoinheartedsioneing for hie love„than said. "I AM beginning to hate him -
he What f alai mgt.. r aliould he a hotter heaven help me, to hate him 1 What then
Woman it I Wept for his lova, indeed Of I de 2"
That triedit ne sleep, no rest petite to ben -though there are few youog meta in the
She Was thmking hour after hoar what elle arruy wire could say as remote Raneome ie A
Wes to do. The prospeet aelore law fright. Weyer ancl raoney.lender." ,
ened her. Sae sew xio light in, the clad. The Poldier'e tioe fell.
°loges, no hope, tee "eel/as-the years " A Mosieo-lender 1 You eanuot beeeriousi?
stretched Qui) 'dark eisa dreary ; and elle Ceraven marry a money -lender's daughter
wept tlie silent heirs nway. lio felt half I Minuet believe le."
nervoue on useetime her hueband amain ; " It's true, I remember the lady's mane
although there was no love, no Wootton bta -Hildred Beineorao. I did 40t Bee her,
avian them, atilt it wais not often that they although I was in the chereli daring the
bed unstry words. • marriage '• the ertuat was so great, I mild
t was ehe close el the afternoon when be not. The briclegroonds taU amid towered
came in, /sod he 'went at once in enema of above the crowd ; I saw a vieion of white)
her. ana silver, but net the bridea &masa
Hildred," he smiti, I bave couse to figure,"
apologize 10 you --to beg your paratenforarry "A money -lender's daughter le tam
Tame of civility yeetardays I am :afraid beautiful, Vandaleur ?"
Mies I lost my temper," • , "I cannot say ; I have never seen her.
She lao se ea with cold politenees. °examen del tam that she was an riti'erMed
" Now, Ilildrocl," he ea boa, "I Wilt lad be scheelgirl. It was a queer marriage ror or
Put eif with a Ceremonious bow, Do you handsome friend."
litiow that' the fact or quarrelling and mak- " EacX atm a &idiom 1 Did she fall in love
ing frieuds with you again tnekes me feel with lam, or wham ?"
that we ought to be on the best of terms ? Of couree she heal a forissue-a very
Donob bow to me; eAy Mutt you acaopt my large one. 1 believe -amen say two aundrea
apology." • thousand pouods, homy one thing-
" I accept it," she replied, "and beg your Caraven was utterly ruined ; he bed, not a;
pArlion if I have displeased you." • shilling to all back upon ; and after hie
" That is satisfactory. Now I have to marriage he appeared in full feather. Helby
tell you that you were right, end that I WAS HOUSe has been the house of the ecneen ;
wrong. Ceptein Fano is a client and at and I am told that Ravensmere in its mag.
rogue. I won a hundred pounds from him niacerice is equal to a palace. He meat
last evenieg. I home returned it to -day -I lave had e large fortune with the lady."
would not soil my augers with Iris money. ":1 hope that he married her n litble from
What the Database told you was quite true love,
" said Sir Raoul.
--he was detected • cheating at cards. A Major Vandaleur looked at Wan.
long fereweil to OrmtAie Fine 1 • IX0 wtss "Lord Caravels has been going steadily
not worth quatrelling about -Was he 10 the bad. for ninny yeast% past," he re.
Hildred a marked. I do not think that you would
"
No, ehe replied ; and something of recognize him -his character, I mean ; he 1
happiness, to which she had long beeu a him not carried out the promise of his boy -
stranger, epruag up in her heart became home',
he &melte so kindly to her." "He has had groat temptatioxis," nerd
For a day or two afte,r that little in- the soldier, "and u� ocoupation ; in those
°idea mattes% were 121Qre Ploo•sa/115 be. feW words you have the cause of nosey
tsveen teem. Then the old indifference ruined lives. If what you say be the case,
(AMC back, and the young wife's misery Major, 1 aleall hesitate about going to Healey
with it. Houae. I have always made my home with
May was drawing to a °lose, when Lord the boy because I loved him; but a wife he
Carman one evening received a letter which the house alters matters. What is she like,
appeared to give him keenest delight. He this Lady Cansven?"
read it, and then went witla it to his wife. " I cannot tell you ; I have not met her.
" Hinkel, here is good news ; bat I am The only time I heard her discussed was oa
too hasty --perhaps you will not think it her wedding day; she was only just 18, and
good news." • people said she looked very uniteppy."
" If it pleases you so much I shall," she " Only 18 1 And when was he married
replied gently. Vanaaleur ?
"You have heard me speak of my cousin, / "List year, Laureston."
I
Sir Raoul Leurestore the 'hero of a him- "Tien she is only 19 now ; that is very
dred tights '7» young," amid Sir Raoul musingly. "1 am
• "No" replied Hildred. " I have never afreid I should be an interloper. And I
;beard his name."
"That :teems strange," said the Earl.
a Not at alla' she replied gnietly.
"You forgot that you have never spoken
of your family to me at all.. I do not
should riot feel at home. Garayea is vory
fond of her, I should say. I do not think
that I shakfgo to !fray Home."
•" You have plenty of money," returned
the major brusquely-" why not buy a
know the name of a single relative that smote of your owe s
I
you halve. "1 would do so -that is, 1 would have
He looked incredulously at her. . done so loeg ago, but that 1 am uueermin
"1 ara very careless," he said ; "but I , about my own life • it has Mang upon a
did not think that I was so bad ae that. I I thread so long tbaCI have never dreamed
will make amends now by selling you about I of anything for myself."
Sir Raoul Leureston."1 " I ought to be judge," said the major ;
"Raoul," repeated Hildred. "Is he- 1 "and I prophase- from your appearance
no, he canzot, be a Feertehman, Lord Cara- i that you will grow better -not worse."
veu, if he a; a relative of yours." Their cooversation was interrupted by
i
" No, but the name has puzzled many the arrival of a nob for Sir Raoul.
people. [lis mother was a French Maly of . " It is frora Caraven," he said, as he
noble birth, and one of her ancestors,I hastily broke the emu.
named Racial de Courcelles, distinguished As he read it, his whale face brighteucad,
himself greatly in the Freno'n WerS ; Wag a light came bato his eyes.
her fancy to name her boy after hum." "I knew the boy's heart was in the right
Hildred repeated the wora " Raoul." " I placea' he remarked. "There could Inaba
like the name, Lord Caravan," she saida kinder letter than that. He will riot hear
of ray reenabeing here or going elsewhere. I
am tog.ta to Haiby Houma at once,. where
everytintag is at my service, and his wife
joins in begging me to go. The boy is not
changed, you see, His heart is good."
And the Major, having SOITY0 little respect
tor Sir Reoul, forbore to tell him what
rumor eaid about the handsome Earl and
his heart.
"1 shall go," said Sir :Raoul*" this has
quite decided me. Yon think I am right
-do you not 2" he added, seeing a grange
agmile on the Major's face.
The Emil was at home expecting Sir
Raoul. He was shown into the libraryand
there in a few moments he was found by
his kinsman. They met with ontstretethed
hands; and warm words of greetirg, but the
End looked sorrowfully into his kiactesula
fac'e".You have suffered very much, leitoul,"
he said quietly.
"Yee, and never thought to deo you
again. You are changed too, Ulric. I feel
inclined to ask where is the Sunny -faced boy
whom I loved so dearly?"
"The truth is Raoul, I have not turned
nut very well. 1 may have been a geed
boy, but I have ecarcety mede A good man."
• A, fault acknowledged is often half
amended," said Sir Retina
"Yes," admitted the Earl carelessly ;
"but I feel ea 'great desire to amend -1
wish that I did."
hear wondrous news, Ultio--that yeh
are married. Is it true ?"
Tise Earl' faoe darkened, as it generally
did when ary mention was znate of his
w
if
e
,
Yes," he replied gloomily, "1 ana mar-
;.agier`e.A"fnodrtuyn.t
your wire, I halm been told, bad a
"That is true," he Said. "Have they
told you anything else 2"
"No, except that she was Miele Hildred
Ransotne, the great lawyera daughter."
"The great money lender Atka schemers
daughter," corrected the Earl.
"She will not be answerable for her
father's! ferrite. What is ahe like Mric,tlais
young wife of yours) ? I never had a sister,
and my mother died when I was a boy. It
will be quite a novelty to ere to claim leins-
manship with a lady."
"All novelties are not agreeable 011eS,”
was the moody reply. .
"This one will be, I am sure. I shall be
quite proud to address "My omen, Lady
Caraven.''
"You are a preux chevalier, Raoul -you
believe in the sex," maid the Earl.
"And do not you, Uirie ?"
"No, not in one of them. The fact is, I
feel quite certain that you. will not like my
wife, and it annoys me. '
"Like her 7" echoed Sir.Raoul. "How
strangely you speak 1 Certainly I shall do
recipe than like her, your wifeaud my eottsin.
I tell you that the thought of seeing her is a
positive pleasure to nue'
With hasty steps Lord Caraven walked
up and down the room. He mewed as
though about to speak, but then stopped
abruptly, He stood at faith in front of has
down.
"Raoul," he said, "I am not good at
keeping sr went. The truth le, X do hot like
my Wife,"
"Not like hen Ulric 1 You are jesting,
mrelY
"Iwieh to Heaven that I were! I }Mow
I am a prodigal, a spendthrift; but I think
sometimes, uow that I am a RUM older,
that I migat hese, been a better nian had I
been heppaly married."
CHAPTER XXL
The Earl entered Sir Raoul's
ut ' the morning.
" Raoul," he salad, I have just come to say
that everything must go on AS netial,
es you like go out when you like; order
dinner, luncheon, brealifetet,st any titne you
will. 'Sou must not Make any dilrerenee
13etween this visit and those yourised topeo.
I am not 'meth at home myeelf,
Y•
"And I like the name," he told ben "I
do not know any one in tbe world whom I
like better than Raoul. Yet he gives him-
self great aim with use. He is -you will
laugh when ,you hear its -he is my triaater-
at least used to be in yeses gone by. But
what, I want to tell you is this -he is com-
ing back. to Eoglend, and he has always
made his home at my head ; he has never
lived anywhere but at Halby House or
Ravensmere-never-and I hope never
will."
She looked at him svonderiugly.
"1 understand. Bab who has that
do with me ?"
He looked somewhat confused.
"After all, you are mistress of the house,
the chatelaine, mad I should not like to ask
any one to make their home with us who
would be al all -now Id nie nee how to er-
press myself diplomatically -who would be
displeasing to
" Thank you," she said briefly.
"Alter all, home -whether it be happy
or miserable -is always home, and I should
not; like to make yours really uncomfortable.
If you es,y that air Raoul will be ia your
way et all, 1 will not aek • him -If you
think you will be as happy without him,
then I eisall be pleased to see hen in his old
place."
"1 thank you for your consideration,"
ehe replied, with dignity; " but, AS noth-
ing could poseibly make whet you call
home 'more unhappy for me, and the coin-
ing of a stranger, who may proye is Mead
will be tame Iit,bIe comfort, I say unhesa
tatergly, 'Yes.' "
He looked at her half sadly.
"Aro you really unhappy -really not
happy ?" he asked.
If living is -here no friendly face ever
smi/ett on me, where no friendly voice ever
reaches my ear, where no one cares for rne
or takes the least interest in me, be happi-
neat, teen I must be very happy," she said,
bitterly.
"Is it so bad as that ?" he asked -and
there was a she.dow. of pain on his flee.
"11 is worm)," she replied. Only a few
died weeks some her heart Woulrl have
beaten fain, wih happiness to hear words
spoken so kindly; now she turned away,
end from her heart to her lips rose the un-
epoken pre,yer, "Heaven help me, for I ant
beginning to hate him!"
CHATTER XIX.
The name of Raoul Laureation was known
through the lama ; he had proved himself
to be n hero. It was not merely in Govern
ment despatchee and newspaper peragaphs
that he was preieed ; has name wae on mental
Iips when they walleyed togetlietancl Milted
of Old Eaglaarla glory and of her gallant,
Sons ; when they told haw English soldiers
fought mad died, with the strength of lions,
the bravery of heroes they always men -
Mimed the brave Colonial Raul Loareeton.
It had been a terrible grief to him to Mare
to give up hie profession and live abroad,
He Mad to his deetors-
" While 1 have life 1 shell hope ; the
health and the strength X have Met mity
rettitn to nae -I may hold a Sword again.
Heaven le kind."
It was vetth positive incredulity that, he
heard of the marriage. ; 'When Marr Vert.
detour told him the nem the breve soldier
refuted to believe it.
Cerevan woutil never have married with;
out telling me," he said. " He has not
Written to ate for yeang bat he would heve
written if that had been the castor"
I assure you," declared alajor Ven -
detour, "that I was present at the core,
moray. He was married at St. George's,
Itenover Square,"
"1 mutat not dispute whet' you eaw with
your own eyee," said Sir Raoul. "That
granted there whom has he married ?a
"A Miss Remote," watt the brief
reply.
" Ralmotnef 2 do net remember the
names." Mtki0F Vandaletir latigited.
"No you have probably newer heard it
room early
imagagaitSeareremmestimeasteftwasissemesestrarativeate
Sir Hamel laid his ',insect on, the young
man's) amps
" ilow is thet 2" he salted earinetly.
" Ulric is riot home pleasant to you ?"
"To tell you the treat, it is not -snot
very pleasant I may be fanciful, but to
me there dee1110 always a look of re-
proach on my wife's face. That ie riot the
may reason ; I scorn to melte fake eXCUSee.
I find more attreetion away from hometion
in it. Now you will be happy, Reeeaa"
"Yes," be replied ; and long alter his
mean bad loft him Sir Raoul lay thinkiate
What Ise oorda do to meta) =Mors piens-
muter between husband and wife.
lfe little knew with what pride, indiffer-
Once, centre -10 and dislike he would have
to do battle. Re know too that, as a rale,
ell iuterferenee between husband and wife
was worse than uaeless -that, if they pee -
rolled themeelves, thy would allow me one
else 'so interfere in the quarrel. Bat this
was not as quarrel -it was far wore°.
"1 wouli give something," he thought,
"10 reetore harmoily ; but of comae all
depeede on whet she is like."
Wiest was she like? After being at the
opera oho would opt rise until late, he felt
etre. Ile himself wont downstaarra early -
Sir Rema liked the freeis morning air,
The arst solaria Viet fell upon his cam wee
the singing of a bird,and the next the fall-
ing spray of a fountain. Ile looked around.
He sew then what improvements heel berm
inside in Helby House. A conservatory had,
bean built out from the breakftietroem,long
aucl wide -a oolmervatory that wee almost
an aviary, so flail watt it of bright -plumaged
birds ; is foutitain stood in the miclet,
rnassee of brilliant bloom glowed upon the
" This wae a welcome for the bride,"
thought, Sir Raoul. " Perhaps, however,
She has not much taste for flowers."
No one seemed to be alaout ; the breaded
&ibis) was prepered, bat there was no one to
preekle. Sir Repel looked roend ; he
thought he would go through the °miseries -
tory, and perhispa by that time there would
be some news of breakfast Re opened the
glees door and walked through a fairy-laed
of sweet blossoms ; the spray ef the Mime
taia fell with melodious music into the Mesa
basin Wow.
" How beautiful 1" thought the simple
soldier.
He walked on until he saw a vision that
Mamas him dumb. At the end of the cen-
sereatory was a leirge vine -wreathed door ;
the green leavea formed a perfeob screen,
and against them mood a figure such as ear
Remit had never seen before nodnever after-
wards forgot -a tall, grist eful, binhich fignre
-a figure that was ati symmetry, with a
Mender, graceful neck, white as snow, lovely
shoulders, mend white arms, draped in au
elegant morning dress.
The lady was standing with, her Lice
avert, eo that he could not at first tiee it.
He beheld a queenly head, covered with
messes of black shining hair. He stood for
some minutes lost ia admiration, and then,
with H. deep sigh, she burned slowly rooms.
If he had thought the figure beautiful,
he was even more mica/sawed with the Mee
Re saw dark stat -like eye ta fringed sell.
long Mathes, and au imperie/ Mow ; he saw
a mouth that was like is. pemegramao bud,
freeh, red and indeecribelay lovely; ise sae
is splendid fame, ovei iu contour, and with
the exmileite coloriug that Titian rives in
his pictures, dainty and brilliant. Yet over
the beauty of tho face easiness hung like a
veil. He (taw the glow of is scarlet
geranium ia the bodice of her dress and
one in the dusky depths of her jet-bleck
hair.
To he Continued.)
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